Germany, and its predecessor states before unification in 1871
There was no central government in 1850 but there was a very loose confedation of the German states. More importantly, Germany existed a cultural nation long before unification in 1871.
in Germany before the rule of Bismarck it was split into many small states which always fought with one another and as a result it affected the growth of Germany so Bismarck felt there was a need for unification in Germany
Otto Von Bismarck unified the German states under the Prussian king.WilliamBismarck
The Austro-Prussian War joined together the north German states. After Prussia won the Franco-Prussian War, the peace treaty declared the unification of Germany.
The Franco-Prussian War of 1871. Prussia (Germany Won and formed the German nation out of individual states
Major European powers fought to keep independent states from unifying
Because a revolution did not cause German unification. German unification was a long process that involved Prussia, which is now part of Germany, taking control of the other states of Germany through various means- treaties, confederations, and even occasionally wars. The process was completed in 1871 when Prussia and a few other German states defeated France in the Franco-Prussian War.
Bismarck used diplomacy and the army his aim was to strengthen Prussia through the unification of the German states. Bismarck used diplomacy and the army his aim was to strengthen Prussia through the unification of the German states.
Prussia and Austria were the two most powerful German states.
Prussia was crucial to the unification of Germany. Under the rule of Otto von Bismarck, Prussia engaged in and won the wars that brought together the nation states that make up Germany.
Circa 1870, Otto von Bismarck was the principal architect of the unification of Germany under Prussian leadership.